Occupational Therapy Faculty

The Faculty and staff are committed to the development of students. The faculty provides an excellent balance of skills and expertise to cover a broad range of learning experiences for our students. Each faculty member brings a unique contribution to the theory and practice of the occupational therapy curriculum.

Mailing Address

450 30th Street, 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94609

FAX Number

510-869-6951

Department Chair

Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6511 ext. 4780
khayner@samuelmerritt.edu

Administrative Staff

Drew Ward
Administrative Assistant
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.8925
dward@samuelmerritt.edu

Donna Breger Stanton, MA, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Level II
Associate Professor
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6743
dbreger@samuelmerritt.edu

Beth Ching M.Ed., OTR/L
Academic Feildwork Coordinator, Level I
Assistant Professor
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6743
bching@samuelmerritt.edu

Faculty

Donna Breger Stanton, MA, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA
dbreger@samuelmerritt.edu

Beth Ching M.Ed., OTR/L
bching@samuelmerritt.edu

Ciara Cox MS, OT/L
ccox@samuelmerritt.edu

Fred Feuchter, PhD
ffeuchter@samuelmerritt.edu

Ginny Gibson, MS, OTR/L, CHT
ggibson@samuelmerritt.edu

Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, Dip COT, OTR/L, FAOTA
ggiles@samuelmerritt.edu

Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
khayner@samuelmerritt.edu

Lewis, Christina, PhD
clewis@samuelmerritt.edu

McCormack, Guy, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
gmccormack@samuelmerritt.edu

Barb Puder, Ph.D.
bpuder@samuelmerritt.edu

Chi Kwan Shea, PhD, OTR/L
cshea@samuelmerritt.edu

Robyn Wu, OTR/L, OTD, BCP
rwu@samuelmerritt.edu